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Companies That Fabricate Job Histories for Employment Background Checks

If you think as an employer weeding out employment candidates according to their resumes, then take  note of the different services out there that will make up a job history for their clients.  Yes, that’s right, that former greeter at the Big Box store could be morphed into an IT specialist or a marketing specialist.   Just […]

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New Credit Report Statutes Affect Employment Background Checks

Of all the background checks we conduct at Corra Group none are more controversial than the employment credit report.    I have posted on this a number of times, one such report was entitled,  Follow Up on Credit Background Checks, discussed the ongoing issues of a tough economy and the attempt to limit employer usage of […]

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When A Job, Any Job, Isn’t Good Enough

With the economy in the downturn common perception is that the unemployed in such a competitive market are willing to take a job.  Any job.  But according to an article in Slate Magazine, this is not always the case.    In Daniel Gross’ article, Is Any Job Better Than No Job, the answers is sometimes […]

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Even the President Can Be Embarrassed When He Doesn’t Do Background Checks

With some cases concerning background checks, there are minor examples and there are major examples of embarrassment and dysfunction.    The minor examples may consist of an overlooked misdemeanor or citation on a background check.   Another minor example would be a lousy driivng record when a background check was conducted on your employment candidate but the MVR was […]